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CVE-2017-3885

17
FAUCET Score

CVE-2017-3885 is a denial-of-service vulnerability in Cisco Firepower System Software versions 6.0.0, 6.1.0, 6.2.0, and 6.2.1, specifically affecting devices configured with SSL decryption policies. An unauthenticated, remote attacker can exploit this by sending specially crafted SSL packets, causing the Snort process to consume high CPU resources. The vulnerability has a CVSSv3 score of 5.9 (Medium), indicating a network-based attack with high impact on availability, but requiring high attack complexity. There is no public exploit code, active exploitation, or significant community discussion reported for this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
6.0.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:secure_firewall_management_center:6.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
6.1.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:secure_firewall_management_center:6.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
6.2.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:secure_firewall_management_center:6.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
6.2.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:secure_firewall_management_center:6.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

5.9MEDIUM

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
HIGH
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
2.2
Impact Score
3.6
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
1.47%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
71.1%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0147 is in the 44th percentile among its peer group of 19,956 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.0 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Vendor Patches (1)

ciscovendor investigatingvia nvd_reference
View patch

References

tools.cisco.com / security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20170405-cfpw
Vendor Advisory
securityfocus.com / bid/97451
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry